Funeral Customs: Their Origin and Development (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781528715423)

First published in 1926, Bertram S. Puckle's "Funeral Customs" is a comprehensive account of traditional funerary traditions and customs throughout history and from all over the world. From lost ancient practices to the first graveyards and cemeteries, this volume sheds light on how we as humans have dealt with death and the dead over the ages. Contents include: "The Provisions Of Nature", "Death Warnings-When Does Death Take Place?", "Preparation For Burial, Coffins, 'Grave-Goods', Suttee", "Wakes, Mutes, Wailers, Sin-Eating, Totemism, Death-Taxes", "Bells, Mourning", "Funeral Feasts And Processions", "Early Burial-Places", "Churchyards, Cemeteries, Orientation and Other Burial Customs", etc.

Author: Bertram S. Puckle
ISBN-10: 152871542X
ISBN-13: 9781528715423
Publisher: Read & Co. Books
Language: English
Published: 02/20/2020
Pages: 227
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d